A group of doctors, union leaders and community and public health advocates on Thursday demanded the administration ensure that at-risk populations, including people of color, are adequately protected.

The horrific murder of George Floyd, who suffered nearly nine agonizing minutes of crushing weight on his neck and body while handcuffed on the ground, on the heels of the vigilante killing of Ahmaud Arbery and the police killing of Breonna Taylor, asleep in her bed, has sent thousands of protesters...

Great article today from the State House New Service: "Coronavirus is going to be with us for a long time here in Massachusetts, and the criteria that the Massachusetts Public Health Association is laying out is the underpinning of an equitable and safe response that we need in Massachusetts," said Dr. Regina LaRocque, an infectious disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Read the full article here: docs.google.com/document/d/11CREew-JXkXLpAGwKFg6kSdE11L-8zW0LdnRFXQ39kw/edit... See MoreSee Less

At a time when people are rightly focused on systemic racism, @MassGovernor's decision to begin Phase 2 of "the reopening" on Monday — and the way it was made without listening to those most impacted by #COVIDー19 — is simply outrageous. #thread

(1/2) Great article today in @NYDailyNews--"Protesters are in the streets demonstrating against police brutality and white supremacy not because they are indifferent to the risk of COVID-19. They are doing what they can to protect themselves and their communities precisely..."